Hebei FC will be looking to overturn their 10-game losing streak when they play host to Wuhan Yangtze at the Puwan New District Stadium in round seven of the Chinese Super League on Thursday.
On the other hand, the visitors have suffered a dip in form in recent weeks, losing each of their last three matches, and will be looking to end this dry spell.
Hebei once again failed to pick up a single point when they suffered a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Wuhan Three Towns on Sunday.
Forward Davidson put on a clinical showcasing at the Jinzhou Stadium, scoring twice and creating another to hand the hosts an emphatic victory.
Hebei have now lost each of their last 10 matches across all competitions, including each of their first six games of the new Super League campaign.
This poor start to the season could be due to their frailties at the attacking end of the pitch, where they currently hold the league’s joint-lowest record with just two goals while conceding 17.
Meanwhile, Wuhan Yangtze failed to end their poor run in form last time out when they lost 2-1 to Shanghai Port at the Puwan Stadium.
Midfielder Xin Xu and forward Cherif Ndiaye found the back of the net either side of Bruno Viana’s 66th-minute equaliser to hand the Red Eagles all three points.
The Han Army, who kicked off the new season with three consecutive victories, have now lost each of their last three matches.
This poor run has been due to their defensive failures as they have shipped seven goals in the last three matches.
Having picked up just nine points from a possible 18, Li Jinyu’s side are currently 10th in the league standings, but could climb as high as fifth place with all three points on Thursday.
Hebei FC vs Wuhan Yangtze head to head
The two teams have previously met on 12 occasions across all competitions, where Hebei have claimed four victories while Wuhan have won six, and they have drawn twice. Wuhan have scored 17 goals and conceded 15. In their last five meetings, Wuhan have won two, Hebei one with two draws.
Wuhan Yangtze (P)1-1 Hebei FC 19/09/20
Wuhan Yangtze 0-2 Hebei FC 25/09/20
Hebei FC 1-1 Wuhan Yangtze 23/04/21
Wuhan Yangtze 1-1 Hebei FC 15/08/21
Wuhan Yangtze 2-1 Hebei FC 07/06/22
Hebei FC latest home form
Hebei FC have recenty been on a poor run of form at home, having lost each of their five most recent matches. They lost 3-1 to Shanghai Shanhua in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just one goal and conceded 12.
Hebei FC 0-2 Guangzhou FC 29/12/21
Hebei FC 0-1 Shenzhen 01/01/22
Hebei FC 0-4 Wuhan Three Towns 03/06/22
Hebei FC 0-2 Shanghai Port 11/06/22
Hebei FC 1-3 Shanghai Shenhua 16/06/22
Hebei FC latest away form
Hebei FC have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their six most recent matches. They lost 5-0 to Wuhan Three Towns in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just two goals and conceded 12.
Shandong TaiShan 2-0 Hebei FC 26/12/21
Guangzhou City 2-1 Hebei FC 04/01/22
Wuhan Yangtze 2-1 Hebei FC 07/06/22
Guangzhou FC 1-0 Hebei FC 19/06/22
Wuhan Three Towns 5-0 Hebei FC 26/06/22
Wuhan Yangtze latest home form
Wuhan have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their six most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Shanghai Port in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.
Wuhan Yangtze 1-1 Qingdao FC 28/12/21
Wuhan Yangtze 1-2 Chongqing Liangjiang 03/01/22
Wuhan Yangtze 2-1 Hebei FC 07/06/22
Wuhan Yangtze 1-3 Wuhan Three Towns 15/06/22
Wuhan Yangtze 1-2 Shanghai Port 25/06/22
Wuhan Yangtze latest away form
Wuhan have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Shanghai Shenhua in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded five.
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2-0 Wuhan Yangtze 25/12/21
Henan SSLM 1-0 Wuhan Yangtze 31/12/21
Shanghai Port 0-1 Wuhan Yangtze 04/06/22
Guangzhou FC 0-1 Wuhan Yangtze 11/06/22
Shanghai Shenhua 2-0 Wuhan Yangtze 20/06/22
Hebei FC news
Hebei’s Zhang Wei will be available for selection after the defender missed out against Wuhan Three Towns after receiving a red card against Guangzhou FC on June 19.
He should feature alongside Tianyuan Xu, while we expect a centre-back pairing of Ximing Pan and Junzhe Zhang once again, shielding Yaxiong Bao in goal.
Wuhan Yangtze news
Braga loanee Bruno Viana is a doubt for Wuhan after he was hooked off injured late in the game against Shanghai Port last time out.
Should he fail to shake off the injury defender Chao Li will push for his first start of the season, teaming up with Peng Li at the defence.
Prediction and Odds
Both teams head into the contest looking for a victory that will help to get back to winning ways and put an end to their string of poor results.
Two of Wuhan’s three wins this season have come away form home and we are backing them to return to winning ways with a victory here.
Odds: 1 2.32 X 2.05 2 2.15
Probable outcomes
Hebei FC 0-1 Wuhan Yangtze
Hebei FC 0-2 Wuhan Yangtze
Hebei FC 1-2 Wuhan Yangtze
Hebei FC 0-0 Wuhan Yangtze
Hebei FC 1-1 Wuhan Yangtze
